Police raids find drugs masquerading as incense

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Emma McBryde
Journalist

Although born and bred in Rockhampton, I’m still learning more and more about the people and community every day. We have a community filled with both inspirational locals and people who have been hard done by. I enjoy telling their tales and hopefully using my position to right the wrongs.

Detective Senior Sergeant Geoff Marsh from the drug and serious crime group said they had seized synthetic drugs from the Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Brisbane, Toowoomba, Rockhampton, Mackay and Bowen shops during the state's largest co-ordinated raid on these retailers.

Earlier this month they also conducted raids in Bundaberg.

He warned people using the drugs, such as Kronic, Happy Buddha, Mellow Yellow, Jungle Fever, Sincense and Mind Rape Extreme, were putting themselves in "grave danger".

He said while police had located some producers in Queensland, the larger scale producers were based interstate - mostly in Victoria, where the government is yet to formalise their misuse of drugs legislation.

Det Snr Sgt Marsh explained the chemicals came from China and India for about $1000 each litre then they were then mixed with acetone in a spray bottle and sprayed onto a dried leaf material.